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Re: L.A. CONFIDENTIAL TOPS BEST LOS ANGELES MOVIES
I used to really, really dig the film.
Then I made the mistake of reading James Ellroy's original novel, which blew away a good chunk of respect I had for the film adaptation's narrative. What had originally seemed to me as wonderfully fluent and seamless mystery now appeared as a distilled and heavily chopped down version of the original storyline.
For instance, the character of Inez Soto (the rape victim Bud White saves) was a central figure in the novel, while in the film she's practically forgotten after being discovered. Also, the 'Rollo Tomasi' plot device never appears in the novel, making it a rather brilliant inclusion by the screenwriters on its own right, but also a necessity to tie up loose ends and make the story run faster.
Don't get me wrong, the one major gripe I developed for the film after reading the novel was that I wanted to see the whole thing as a miniseries or something; they nailed the LA looks and had a stellar cast - I would've killed to see them do the entire storyline.
Re: L.A. CONFIDENTIAL TOPS BEST LOS ANGELES MOVIES
Never watched L.A. Confidential.
Colors should have been on this list.
me either...and i agree with colours...what about boyz in the hood that movie was soo good
I loved LA Con and I'm all sorts of excited that it's coming out on Blu-Ray in a few weeks.
you've seen this but not rambo and die hard and all the good movies? you got problems dude 
Re: L.A. CONFIDENTIAL TOPS BEST LOS ANGELES MOVIES
Never watched L.A. Confidential.
Read any Ellroy?
I remember you've been into true-crime. Ellroy's Black Dahlia, the fictionalized account of the Elizabeth Short case, is nothing but amazing. The film is equally terrifying as the novel is harrowing, albeit for completely different reasons.
Re: L.A. CONFIDENTIAL TOPS BEST LOS ANGELES MOVIES
Swingers should be on there as well.
As for LA Confidential, I rented that on VHS years ago on a horribly rainy night. I come home, pop it in, and the audio on the tape was all messed up, made it almost unwatchable. I should have turned it off but sat thru it. Totally ruined the movie for me.
